How History Will Remember Dr Singh

Manmohan Singh represented the finest aspects of India, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Then prime minister Manmohan Singh with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee before their meeting to......

Dr V Shanta, renowned cancer specialist, passes away

Renowned oncologist and chairperson of the Cancer Institute in Chennai, Dr V Shanta, who is noted for her outstanding contribution to cancer care, died early on Tuesday. She was 93. IMAGE: Prime......

'Vague Allegations Against Election Commission Unfair'

'To attribute motives to the individual election commissioner or the Election Commission as a group is very unfair.' IMAGE: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with Election Commissioners......

Does Young India Care About Elections 2024?

Politics is not on the radar of 18 to 21-year-old Indians, reveals Rama Bijapurkar. IMAGE: Young voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their vote in Chhindwara, Madhya......

ISB professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian is India's new chief economic advisor

A PhD from Chicago-Booth and a top-ranking IIT-IIM alumnus, Krishnamurthy Subramanian is one of the world’s leading experts in banking, corporate governance and economic policy The......

'If India has to grow, emphasis must be on the poor'

'The world is going to be more insular.''What India needs to do is develop the domestic market for domestic consumption.''The emphasis has to be on Bharat as against India.'Illustration: Uttam......

Mr Modi, it's time to pay back middle class on fuel prices

It is time he stood up and assured the middle class that they can count on him as one of their own, says Dr Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: A Bharat Petroleum fuel station in New Delhi. Photograph: Prabhat......

How young policymakers could change climate of gloom

Dr Rajan’s comprehensive opening statement and his commitment to communication made a good impression -- as did his forthright manner and the way that he expressed his willingness to take......

'Your love for your motherland is timeless...Evergreen'

'What can I do for my India except make films that showcase its greatness to the world?' IMAGE: Mahima Chaudry sings I Love My India in Pardes. As India enters its 75th year of Independence on......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

Supertstar Rajinikanth awarded Padma Vibhushan

The latest updates from the film industry. The Thalaiva of Indian cinema Rajinikanth will be honoured with the second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, for his contribution to the......

'We're celebrating Modi becoming prime minister'

'Americans understand India as an emerging superpower, they do not understand that we'd already arrived.' Indian-American actor Akshay Kapoor, on what to expect at New York's Madison Square Garden......

Kiwi With Bengaluru Link Lights Up Modi Stadium

Four years ago he watched the World Cup final in a Bengaluru pub. On Thursday, Rachin Ravindra scored a 100 in the World Cup 2023 opening game. IMAGE: Rachin Ravindra enjoyed a memorable World Cup......

Indian eves suffer six-wicket defeat to Windies in opening T20I

The Indian women's cricket team slumped to a six-wicket defeat at the hands of West Indies in the opening Twenty20 international of the three-match series at the Dr. Gokaraju Liala Gangaaraju ACA......